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Spencer Count
Via emai
l: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx 11 November 2013
Dear Mr Count,
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – RFI20131278
Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act (‘the Act’) of 31/08/2013,
seeking:
‘It is reported in the Guardian that Ms Lucy Adams has instructed lawyers to counter claims made by the
NUJ.
Can you please tell me if these lawyers are employed by or being paid for by the BBC? Will the BBC be
covering, in any way, Ms Adams' legal costs?
Guardian report for reference:
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/aug/30/bbc-accused-dirty-tricks-nuj’
As the NUJ article made serious and damaging allegations against Lucy Adams in her role as the
BBC’s Director of Human Resources, the BBC has agreed to fund the reasonable costs of Ms
Adams seeking external legal advice.
The funding currently covers the provision of legal advice to Ms Adams prior to the issue of
proceedings and her lawyer’s costs must be approved by the BBC in advance in incremental caps,
with an explanation of the work that needs to be undertaken.
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ee www.ico.org.uk Yours sincerely,
The Information Policy & Compliance Team BBC Freedom of Information
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